certmonger

NAME

getcert

SYNOPSIS

getcert request [options]

DESCRIPTION

Tells certmonger to use an existing key pair (or to generate one
if one is not already found in the specified location), to generate a
signing request using the key pair, and to submit them for signing to a
CA.

KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS

-d DIR

Use an NSS database in the specified directory for storing this
certificate and key.

-n NAME

Use the key with this nickname to generate the signing request. If no
such key is found, generate one. Give the enrolled certificate this
nickname, too.
Only valid with -d.

-t TOKEN

If the NSS database has more than one token available, use the token
with this name for storing and accessing the certificate and key. This
argument only rarely needs to be specified.
Only valid with -d.

-f FILE

Store the issued certificate in this file. For safety's sake, do not
use the same file specified with the -k option.

-k FILE

Use the key stored in this file to generate the signing request. If no
such file is found, generate a new key pair and store them in the file.
Only valid with -f.

KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS

-p FILE

Encrypt private key files or databases using the PIN stored in the named
file as the passphrase.

-P PIN

Encrypt private key files or databases using the specified PIN as the
passphrase. Because command-line arguments to running processes are
trivially discoverable, use of this option is not recommended except
for testing.

KEY GENERATION OPTIONS

-g BITS

In case a new key pair needs to be generated, this option specifies the
size of the key. If not specified, a reasonable default (currently
2048 bits) will be used.

TRACKING OPTIONS

-r

Attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expiration date of a
certificate nears. This is the default setting.

-R

Don't attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expiration date
of a certificate nears. If this option is specified, an expired certificate
will simply stay expired.

-I NAME

Assign the specified nickname to this task. If this option is not specified,
a name will be assigned automatically.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS

-c NAME

Enroll with the specified CA rather than a possible default. The name of
the CA should correspond to one listed by getcert list-cas.

SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS

If none of -N, -U, -K, -E, and -D are
specified, a default group of settings will be used to request an SSL
server certificate for the current host, with the host Kerberos
service as an additional name.

-N NAME

Set the subject name to include in the signing request. The default
used is CN=hostname, where hostname is the local hostname.

-U EKU

Add an extensionRequest for the specified extendedKeyUsage to the
signing request. The EKU value is expected to be an object identifier
(OID), but some specific names are also recognized. These are some
names and their associated OID values:

id-kp-serverAuth 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1

id-kp-clientAuth 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2

id-kp-codeSigning 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3

id-kp-emailProtection 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.4

id-kp-timeStamping 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.8

id-kp-OCSPSigning 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.9

id-pkinit-KPClientAuth 1.3.6.1.5.2.3.4

id-pkinit-KPKdc 1.3.6.1.5.2.3.5

id-ms-kp-sc-logon 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.2

-K NAME

Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified Kerberos
principal name as its value, to the signing request.

-E EMAIL

Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified email
address as its value, to the signing request.

-D DNSNAME

Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified DNS name
as its value, to the signing request.

OTHER OPTIONS

-C command

When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location, run the
specified command as the client user.

-v

Be verbose about errors. Normally, the details of an error received from
the daemon will be suppressed if the client can make a diagnostic suggestion.